Railway-tie and rail-locking device



S. MOBANO.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL LOCKING DEVICE.

APPLICAHON FILED JAN. 151 1920.

Patented June 14, 1921'.

MORANO :UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL MORAN 0, OF. WENDELL, WEST VIRGINIA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-LOCKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14, 1921.

Application filed January 15, 1920. Serial No. 351,554.

production of a railroad cross tie adapted to securely and rigidly lockthe track rails X of a railroad'track, within the proper distance of,and relation to, each other.

Another object of my invention is the construction of a one-piecerailroad tie, except the locking device, preferably made of metal andadapted for clamping the rails at their joints, as well as other partsof the rail.

. tion is a novel, improved locking device,

adapted to rigidly bind the rails to the ties; and, in the event oftherails becoming loose, at the clamping points, they can readily bere-tightened, without replacing the locking device, and otherwise madecommercially desirable.

With these and otherobjects in view, as

will more fully appear in the descriptions hereof, it will be observedthat these improvements consist of certain novel construction,arrangement and combination of parts, as hereinafter described,illustrated and claimed; but it is to be understood that various changesmay be made in the constrution of this invention, without departing fromthe spirit and intention thereof.

I am aware that other metal railway ties have been invented and variousmethods employed for locking and binding the rails to said ties. It willbe observed, however, that my improvements materially difi'er fromthese. Referring to Patent No. 1292- 847, patent issued to me forcertain improvements in a metal railway tie, bearing date the 28th dayof January, 1919, it will be observed that this application constitutesseveral improvements in the form of the tie and application of thelocking device, as will more fully be shown and described 1n theaccompanying drawings.

Figure 1, represents a plan view of my improved, combination railway tleas applied,

showing the manner of the locking device, engaging portions of the trackrail.

Fig. 2, represents a side elevation of my railway tie, a portion ofwhich figure is shown in section, showing the inner portion of thelocking device, its position, when locked, and, by the dotted lines, theportion of the locking device, when released, by re-? moving the key.

- Fig. 3, represents a vertical end view of the tie with a piece ofrail, in proper position.

Fig. 4, represents a cross section of the tie, gt the point indicated bythe dotted line Fig. 5, represents a vertical end view of the tie andrail locking device, as viewed from the right hand end of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 6, represents a bolt, upon which the locking clamp is pivoted.

Fig. 7, represents the side and edge views 7 of the wedge-shaped key,used in connec- A still further object of my present inven tion with thelocking device.

Fig. 8, represents a perspective view of the locking clamp, as shown inthe difi'erent views.

Referring to the drawings, similar nu-' meral 3, designates theenlarged, raised, up-

per portion of the railway tie, which provides clamping members, beingconstructed and adapted to rigidly engage and clamp, the lower flange ofthe track rail; 4, designates the locking clamp, adapted to pivotallyengage the tie and rigidly bind the lower rail flange, to the uppersurface of the tie and under clamp members 3; 5, designates the pivotingbolt, upon which clamp 4, is pivoted; 6, designates the wedge-shapedkey, adapted to engage the railway tie, at the key slot and engage theouter, lower portion of the locking clamp; 7, designates a cross key,adapted to engage and rigidly hold the main locking key in position,when engaging the locking clamps; 9, designates a cotter pin engagingthe cross key; 8, designates an anchor rib extending downward from thebase flange of the railway tie, adapted to engage the road bed orconcrete blocks, in the road bed construction, and which prevents thetie from slipping end wise.

improved, combination railway tie, it will be observed that these tiesare constructed,v

preferably, of metal, and of novel design and proportion, consisting ofa broad base and vertical ribs, which provides superior strength, broadwearing surface and adjustable locking devices.

It will also be observed that by slight changes in the size and shape ofthe railway tie, at the rail clamping portions, the tie and the lockingdevice can be made adapted to engage, and securely lock, the jointportion of the track rails and the fish plates.

It will also be understood, that, in the switch portion of the railtracks, the chan nel for receiving the rails and the clamping devices,maybe enlarged, changed and increased in number, and made adapted to engage and rigidly bind three or four track rails as the swltch mayrequlre, and by means of which combmation, a substantlal railway tie isprovided, adapted to therrequirements of the diflerent portions of ra1l-Way tracks.

Referring to the locking device of this invention: it will be observedthat the cross ties, when placed in theirposition, ready for receivingthe track rails, the keys '(6) are removed from the ties, and thelocking clamp '(4), is released and tilted in the position as indicatedby the dotted line (see Fig. 2). The track rails are'then placed withinthe flange channel under the rigid clamp e The pivoted locking clamp isthen turned downward and rests upon the binding pressure" on the-trackrail-flange; a

other side of the lower flange of the track rail; The key (6) is theninserted within the key slot, and engages the outer end of the pivotedlocking clamp, with sufficient pressureto cause the rail contact portionof the clamp to press the track rail with great force, underand'again'stthe rigid clamp (3) [and also produces a downwardpressurenpon the rail therebyproviding a rigid,

superior, locking device forholding track rails in thelr properposition'upon the ties.

rigidly clamp theinner and'outer sides of Observe further,that by meansof the key (7) and the cotter pin (9), when inserted through the narrowend of the key (6) the main locking key is prevented from yielding orreleasing the pressure upon the locking clamp. It will also be observedthat, in the event of wear, to the degree'that the track rail becomesslightly loose, this wear and looseness can be adjusted and the railagain tightened upon the tie by tightening the keys 6 and 7.Thismethodof applying the 7 locking pressure upon the track rail,together withthe improved form of construction of this form of a railwaytie, constitutes the material improvements'in this form of tieoverthmethods employed in my former Patent, No. 1292847; 7 7

Having fully described my improvements, whatI claim as newanddesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is, I 1

A railwaycross tie of the character described, comprising a base plate,longitudinal ribs, spaced apart and exten ding upward upon said baseplate; clamping members forming the upper'portionoit the longitudi nal,vertical ribs, adaptedto receive'and the base flanges of the'trackrails' respectively; locking clamps,"pivotally mounted between thelongitudinal ribs, adapted to en gage the inner and outer sidesrespectively of the basefianges of the trackrails; a wedge-shapedlocking key,- extending transversely through" the vertical ribsof saidtie,

and adapted to engage the'lower portion of V the locking clamp, andadapted to apply safety 'key, radapted togengage the locking ribs, allsubstantially as described, shown.

'andcfor'thepurposes specified 7 llVitnesses I 7 I;-W. MoNRoE,"'-"

key and securely bind it,withi'n the vertical "SAM MORANO; 7

